14.12.09

"Watching "Avatar," I felt sort of the same as when I saw "Star Wars" in 1977. That was another movie I walked into with uncertain expectations. James Cameron's film has been the subject of relentlessly dubious advance buzz, just as his "Titanic" was. Once again, he has silenced the doubters by simply delivering an extraordinary film. There is still at least one man in Hollywood who knows how to spend $250 million, or was it $300 million, wisely."

Qua il resto, courtesy of my dear Roger Ebert. Però, oh, una cosa importante, che poi è James Cameron riassunto: "I've complained that many recent films abandon story telling in their third acts and go for wall-to-wall action. Cameron essentially does that here, but has invested well in establishing his characters so that it matters what they do in battle and how they do it. There are issues at stake greater than simply which side wins."

Ah, anche: "I saw the film in 3-D on a good screen at the AMC River East and was impressed. I might be awesome in True IMAX. Good luck in getting a ticket before February." In tutto il mondo esce nei prossimi tre giorni. Con qualche eccezione: Giappone (23 dicembre), Polonia (25 dicembre), Argentina (1 gennaio) e - rullo di tamburi - Italia (15 gennaio). Uffa.